Brunsbüttel

The former nuclear power plant was shut down in 2011 and is in being dismantled "until only a green meadow remains" as the responsible people keep reiterating. What could be seen at a demolition site? Find out by booking a tour.

Brunsbüttel has the largest lock system worldwide. In it, the ocean liners are channeled between the Elbe/North Sea and the Kiel Canal. The process can be viewed up close from a visitor area.

The Atrium lock museum next to the tourist office on the lock offers interesting display boards, ship models, landscape and functional models for technical objects, video films and historical exhibits around the Kiel Canal and the locks.

A variety of historical exhibits collected from Brunsbüttel and the surrounding area. These historical testimonials give an impression of life on the Elbe and North Sea in the past.

A brick building that was built with art nouveau furnishings, but fell victim to a redesign of the church interior in 1956. The church was built in 1914/15. Empress Auguste Viktoria, the wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II, donated an altar bible for the inauguration, and a votive ship hanging from the ceiling shows Brunsbüttel's connection to shipping. It was donated to the community by the pilot brotherhood in order to express the solidarity of this church with the Kiel Canal.

It was built in 1678, burned down to the foundations in 1719 after a lightning strike, only the bare walls remained. The church got its characteristic barrel vault roof then. The Danish king Friedich IV had the beautiful altar of his castle church in Glückstadt transferred here. This altar carved entirely of oak from 1650 is unique in Germany. The baptismal font is a late baroque work, made of stone below, wood above.

It was built as a hall church in the typical red brick. It was inaugurated in 1930. After the Second World War, the number of Catholics grew considerably due to the influx of many displaced people and refugees. Instead of a tower, a pyramid-shaped roof rider was put on. The church has eleven pointed arch windows on the long sides, which depict scenes from the life of Mary. The windows were created during the last church renovation in 1979. A small pipe organ with five registers has been installed in the church since 1995.

Due to the flat landscape (marsh) there is a wonderful view for passengers in a car over large parts of Dithmarschen and Steinburg and, if visibility is good, over the Elbe to northern Lower Saxony. In the dark, the industrial facilities in Steinburg look very impressive. At 2831 m, the Brunsbüttel high bridge is the longest bridge over the Kiel Canal, making it one of the longest in Germany. The clear passage height for ships is 42 m, as with all high bridges over the Kiel Canal. The car bridge is not accessible to pedestrians and cyclists.